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Gemmabeta t1_j2v8lcj wrote

Reply to comment by amgodfrey in Withings' $500 toilet computer wants to be WebMD for your pee | The hardware sits in your toilet, analyzing what's poured forth into it by chrisdh79

This machine is basically a bunch of miniaturized urine test strips and a detector to read them.

Hospital labs have been using this sort of machines for decades.

And abnormal test results (blood, nitrites, sugar/ketones) is very important and can be an early indicator of oncoming issues. E.g. people go quite far into diabetes before they actually notice the symptoms.

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Chikasha t1_j2vhd9y wrote

Exactly! This would be cool for me because I already have type 1 diabetes and kidney issues/stones/infections. I get labs done every 3 months, I know what levels I am looking for, and if I can pay 500 dollars once (and it worked well enough), I'd be very happy.

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Me_Krally t1_j2vowes wrote

I'd buy it too, but don't understand why my data has to be stored in France? Just show me the bloody results and I'll write it down ;)

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barbarianbarber t1_j2w5yd4 wrote

These kinds of machines can also be pretty useful at hospitals and doctors offices. just pee and boom lab results already inn. if something looks iffy well time to pee in a tube.

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